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No less than 48 hrs after the New York Knicks used the NBA’s amnesty provision on veteran Jerome Williams (forward), the popular “Junk Yard Dog” (JYD) announced he was calling it quits, ending his career to pursue other interests. Jerome, whose great intensity and effort made him a fan favorite throughout the NBA league, he played in 587 games over 9 seasons, averaging 6.6 pts and 6.4 rebounds per game.
Jerome “My days as the ‘JYD’ on the court as an NBA player are over, but I am looking forward to continuing my off the court work and keeping the promise to the kids of New York,” Williams said. Isiah Thomas met with Williams on Wednesday morning at the team offices in New York and they discussed options for the veteran forward to keep him involved with the Knicks. In addition to doing some scout work and learning the business side of NBA basketball, Jerome will pick up where he left off with MSG Network this spring, working on his broadcasting career.
Williams will also expand his community efforts and the extensive programs with his foundation (which he runs with his brother Johnnie Williams), reaching out to the kids and holding seminars using Hip Hop music to extoll the virtues of being a role model. “A promise was made to the kids of New York that I would be back, and I do not want to let the kids down,” he added. The Williams brothers who brought their motivational program to New York late in the NBA season, and will continue to run it here as well as in Detroit, Toronto, and other cities. Williams who is also producing a motivational DVD which will be out this fall.
If that's not enough for the Georgetown graduate, the "Junk Yard Dog" will continue to grow his Brooklyn based business “212 Motoring,” which customizes/details cars.
Jerome Williams added that he would not have retired if the amnesty clause not been used, and that he fell he is healthy enough to have received a few offers from other NBA teams, which he instructed his agent, Lon Babby, to respectfully decline.
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